It's boggled my mind, knowing that places like McDonald's, Wendy's and Burger King are reaching for the weight-conscious demographic. Subway, I can see, because it's not a total grease pit, but in my mind, McD's does it for the same reasons that it 'invents' the pizza menu, wraps, and McRibs. It's got nothing to do with health benefits, just financial profit. I don't know why they even bother. Well, actually I do. Once or twice, while trying to think about eating healthy, I have gotten the salad plate while my kid got the Happy Meal but I'll admit 2 things: it's a shame that I was trying to do the healthy thing while letting my kid eat the not-good-for-you meal, I regretted doing both actions. I wanted the Happy Meal all along, and should have made my kid eat the greens.
Cheers.

The problem is that if you've developed a life style where eating fast food is the way you eat--then no matter how much you try to always eat at home--you will end up with fast food. That's why those big salads are a lifesaver for me.